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The original basilica was long ago destroyed (7-8th century) but the foundation remains as do amazingly well-preserved floor mosaics.
There are different designs - animals, religious, but they are only uncovered one at a time in rotation to prevent damage from the sun.
The remaining mosaics remain covered with heavy plastic and sand and you can also see ...
On the shore of Lake Rautjärvi in South Karelia, within the Saimaa lake district, two octagonal smoke saunas stand among the pines — hand-built by a local farmer and entrepreneur using traditional techniques, and now among the most authentic smoke sauna experiences available to visitors anywhere in Finland. From the door of the Hiisi sauna, the Hiidenniemi peninsula s...
The Vardar, the river that flows through Skopje, is not navigable—and never has been. With a depth of merely 0.5 to 1.5 meters, even the bravest captain of an air mattress would hardly manage to drift downstream without risking their life. The health risks from chemical and biological pollutants, as well as the unpredictable currents of the watercourse—fed by meltwate...
A split boulder sits in flat farmland just south of the village of Glemmingebro, in Sweden's southernmost region. About 46 by 30 feet (14 by 9 meters) and roughly 10 feet (3 meters) high, it is cleft in two, likely widened over time as water froze in natural fractures and forced the rock apart. Geologists classify it as a glacial erratic, carried he...